KY Senate Passes Plan to Ease Nuclear Power Plant Requirements
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Posted: 7:03 PM Mar 12, 2008
 Last Updated: 7:03 PM Mar 12, 2008
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Senate has approved a plan that would
ease requirements for building nuclear power plants in Kentucky.

State law forbids nuclear power plants from being built unless a
permanent radioactive waste disposal operation is available. The measure would lift that restriction that has essentially put a moratorium on such plants in Kentucky because the U.S. has no permanent waste storage facility.

The proposal passed the Senate 23-12. It now goes to the House for consideration.

The legislation is Senate Bill 156.
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Posted by: The Wizard on Mar 17, 2008 at 08:19 AM
Its hard to accept that a state that leads in coal mining would consider a nuclear plant, but that is called progress. Get used to it.
Posted by: WV Citizen on Mar 14, 2008 at 12:26 AM
Everyone in Ky and this country had better try to stop this kind of, putting everbody in danger. What about clean coal technology, something would provide good paying jobs. Hasn't enyone learned anything from what happened to Russia? It looks to me like Ky has got some Senators about like WV ! You and Only you the citizen, can do anything about it ! Vote these guys out or blame yourself ! Just talk don't count !
Posted by: Huh? on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:16 AM
If they remove the restriction for the RADIOACTIVE waste operation, where will the waste go? It will probably end up in the air, streams etc. Does KY need a nuclear power plant that bad?
Posted by: Alien on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I'm looking and wondering why or what kind of place, is this? I also tryed making friends with some of the grammer police, but their breath is like nothing else in this world ! Nothing makes sense here any way I'm leaving!
Posted by: Jim on Mar 13, 2008 at 08:35 AM
NO permanent waste storage facility. Hmm - Talk about BAD planning. WHERE, just WHERE will ALL this radioactive material be shipped to once the plants are built? I know, I know - we will ship it by rail through Cinci or wherever and talk about a major accident waiting to happen or lets see - hmm - Once it is built, Ky. to give major, major discounts or $$$ to build a permanent facility, after all safeguards are no longer in place to protect its people. S A F E G U A R D S are there for a reason and "We The People" ARE the reason.
Posted by: Anonymous on Mar 12, 2008 at 08:56 PM
What in the world is this country coming to? All for the sake of the ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.....
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